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Table 3 Provider opinion to testing

From: Chlamydia-related knowledge, opinion to opportunistic testing, and practices of providers among different sexually transmitted infections related departments in hospitals in Shenzhen city, China

Variables

Overall

n (%)

D&V Dept

n (%)

Ob/Gyn Dept

n (%)

OR (95% CI)

P Valuesa

Urology Dept

n (%)

OR (95% CI)

P Valuesb

Anorectal surgical Dept

n (%)

OR (95% CI)

P Valuesc

All sexually active patients attending to your department should be screened regularly. (n = 354)

Yes

273 (77.1)

84 (79.2)

93 (79.5)

0.93 (0.43,2.02)

0.862

57 (67.1)

0.55 (0.25,1.20)

0.134

39 (84.8)

1.31 (0.33,5.30)

0.701

No

81 (22.9)

22 (20.8)

24 (20.5)

Reference

 

28 (32.9)

Reference

 

7 (15.2)

Reference

 

Offering opportunistic CT testing would cause an economic burden to patients. (n = 353)

No

315 (89.2)

95 (90.5)

107 (90.7)

1.92 (0.63,5.82)

0.248

73 (86.9)

1.41 (0.45,4.38)

0.555

40 (87.0)

0.70 (0.18,2.75)

0.608

Yes

38 (10.8)

10 (9.5)

11 (9.3)

Reference

 

11 (13.1)

Reference

 

6 (13.0)

Reference

 

Willingness to offer opportunistic CT screening (n = 354)

Willing

340 (96.0)

104 (98.1)

113 (96.6)

Reference

 

80 (94.1)

Reference

 

43 (93.5)

Reference

 

Unwilling

14 (4.0)

2 (1.9)

4 (3.4)

1.49 (0.21,10.87)

0.692

5 (5.9)

2.11 (0.31,14.48)

0.446

3 (6.5)

3.03 (0.29,32.18)

0.357

  1. Abbreviations: CI confidence interval, CT chlamydia trachomatis, Dept. department, D&V dermatology and venereology, Ob/Gyn obstetrics and gynecology, OR odds ratio
  2. aP values between D&V Dept. and Ob/Gyn Dept
  3. bP values between D&V Dept. and Urology Dept
  4. cP values between D&V Dept. and Anorectal surgical Dept